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RESOLUTION NO. 1290
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOP-
TION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDIN-
ANCE, ORDINANCE NO. 157, AS AMENDED, AND THE
SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 438, AS AMENDED, CREATING
THE OFFICE OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND DEFIN-
:ING THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby'
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resolve aS follows:
1. Whereas, section 65900 of the State Planning and Zon-
ing Law states.that the legislative body of a city
.~ay, by ordinance, create and establish the office
.... of Zoning Administrator.
2. Whereas, said section of the Government Code further
'states that the Zoning Administrator shall hear and
decide applications for conditional uses or other
permits when the Zoning and Sign Ordinances provide
therefore, and establishes criteria for determining
such matters, including applications for variances
from the terms of the Zoning and Sign Ordinances.
Said Zoning Administrator may also exercise such
other powers as may be granted by local ordinance,
· ' and adopt all rules and procedures necessary or con-
venient for the conduct of his business.
3. Whereas, a Board of Appeals, if one has been created
and established by local ordinance, shall hear and
determine appeals from the decisions of the Zoning
Administrator where procedures for such appeals shall
be as provided by local ordinance. Such board, whose
functions can be delegated to the Planning Commission,
may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify
the order, requirement, decision or determination
appealed from, and then may make such order, require-
ment, decision, or determination as should be made,
and such action shall be final.
4. Whereas, the Planning Commission, in its duly deter-
mined function as Planning Agency to the City Council
of the Ci£y of Tustin, feels that such office of
Zoning Administrator should be created in order to
relieve their body of the majority of the functions
delineated above, so that they might more advantage-
ously use their time and skills in accomplishing the
major functions of the Planning Agency as prescribed
by Section 65101 of the State Planning and Zoning Law:
maintaining the General Plan, developing such specific
plans as may be necessary and desirable~ reviewing the
capital improvement program, and performing such other
functions as the legislative body may provide.
The Planning Commission hereby recommends to the City Coun-
cil the adoption of an ordinance ef the City of Tustin, California,
amending the Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 157, as amended, and
the Sign Ordinance No. 438, as amended, creating the office of Zon-
ing Administrator and defining the duties of the office, and furthe
delegating ~he Planning Commission as the Board of Appeals to decis
ions made by that official.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission held on the 25th day of September, 1972.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY~OF ORANGE )" SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, NANCY LAWTON, the undersigned, hereby certifies
that she is the Recording Secretary of the Planning
~ommission of the 'City of Tustin, California; that
the foregoing Resolution was ~uly passed and adopted
at a regular me_eking of the P~ann~ng ~ommission,
held on the '~~ day of /~ , 19 _~
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